Potters’ Run
Jeff Potter’s body still carried the scars of wars most people had already forgotten. When a new global conflict brought conscription back—for sons and daughters alike—he decided the Potter family would not answer. As federal agents closed in on their North Idaho home, the county sheriff and neighbors chose a side. How far would a father go to keep his children from a war he no longer believed in?
By Charles Sage
About the Book
Jeff Potter is a Global War on Terror (GWOT) veteran whose body carries the scars of wars most people have forgotten. When a major global conflict begins and conscription returns (for both young men and women), he refuses to let his son and daughter be drafted into another avoidable foreign war. The Potter family intends to sit it out, but the federal government will not allow an individual to simply say “no.” As the Feds close in, the County Sheriff and the local community take a stand.
The book asks how far a parent is willing to go to protect their children from a war they don’t believe in—jail, death, or killing. It is framed as a story of faith, fatherhood, and resistance, inspired by real historical events from roughly a century earlier, but set in a near-future scenario.
About the Author
Charles Sage is a North Idaho author and member of The Veterans Club. His background includes time as a Baltimore County deputy, service as an Alaska State Trooper (where he flew a Super Cub in remote areas), and roughly 16 years as a pilot doing overseas intelligence/surveillance work supporting U.S. military operations. He wrote Potters’ Run during a period after a government mandate ended his defense contracting career. He lives on rural property in the inland Northwest and has appeared on the local North Idaho Experience podcast discussing the series.
Start Reading Date: December 3, 2026
Discussion Date: January 7, 2027 @ 4pm
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